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Amongst other things, Novation are famed for making high-quality MIDI controllers that integrate flawlessy into the modern studio or live set-up, thanks to their superb automatic mapping software. This probably explains why Novation keyboards are so popular, with plenty of professionals and home studio owners favouring their products over competitors'.

If you're in the market for a MIDI controller keyboard, then you're probably considering a Novation, but with SL MkII, Impulse and Launchkey ranges to choose from, what's the difference between them and which will best suit your requirements? As I've used all of them before, I've decided to compile this article in order to help answer these questions and hopefully help you in your quest to find your perfect controller.

Novation recently spoke to Keith Harris, a multi-instrumentalist who tours with acts such as will.i.am, Backstreet Boys and Cee Lo Green in the capacity of Musical Director. In this short interview, he explains how the Launchkey 25 and Launchpad play a major role in the show, in combination with a computer running Ableton software.

However, it's not just the stage where Keith relies on Novation; his studio also features SL MkII and Impulse controller keyboards and a MiniNova synthesiser.

Zev and Gadi, better known as Wolf + Lamb are producers, who make music, perform and throw parties as part of the Crew Love collective. The group often come together at The Marcy Hotel in Brooklyn, New York, to work on collaborative projects and in this interview, Zev and Gadi talk about what they love about the new Novation Bass Station II analogue synth, Novation MiniNova analogue-modelling synth and Novation SL MkII controller keyboard.

Teddy Riley... there's only one word to describe him: 'legend'! If you're a fan of R&B groups Guy and Blackstreet, then Teddy was responsible for forming them! If you like Michael Jackson then Teddy co-produced and co-engineered his Dangerous album. There's a lot more that Teddy has worked on to boot and so when Focusrite Novation heard that he was a huge fan of their products and was using them in Future Studios 2, they decided to head on over and find out more. He even played a brand new version of Guy's 1988 hit 'Teddy's Jam' on the MiniNova!

Yes, you did read the title correctly and we haven't made any spelling mistakes! This is definitely one of the more inventive performance videos that we've come across! Check out the video below to see J.Viewz using various pieces of fruit, veg and mushrooms as triggers to recreate Massive Attack's hit song, Teardrop! He even has a carrot taped to a turntable, which hits a trigger on every rotation to produce an extra percussion hit in time with the music!

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How to audition the best studio monitors

by Dan The Man on September 11, 2019

With over twenty years of experience providing clients with monitor demonstrations, OS Acoustics have put together this handy guide with a few tips worth keeping in mind when auditioning new studio monitors.
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